1 00:00:01,320 --> 00:00:02,000 Speaker 1: The volume. 2 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:15,840 Speaker 2: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What is up 3 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:22,120 Speaker 2: straight firefam, It's me Jason McIntyre, Straight Fire for Wednesday, 4 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 2: February fourteenth, Happy Valentine's Day to the what the seven 5 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:30,640 Speaker 2: female listeners we have? This is a mostly male audience, 6 00:00:30,640 --> 00:00:33,000 Speaker 2: trust me, we see the numbers podcast, but it is 7 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:37,160 Speaker 2: good to have the ladies checking in on Valentine's Day. 8 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:42,160 Speaker 2: Hopefully the man the men in your lives are treat 9 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:45,639 Speaker 2: you right here on Valentine's Day. We unfortunately don't have 10 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:47,560 Speaker 2: a couple of great stories. We've got a couple of 11 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:51,280 Speaker 2: negative stories here on Valentine's Day. Yes, yes, Brandon, I Yukam. 12 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:53,320 Speaker 2: We're gonna get to it. I will. I'm not gonna 13 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 2: tear them apart, but gosh, I don't know. Maybe the 14 00:00:57,040 --> 00:01:01,279 Speaker 2: theme of this Valentine's Day podcast should be the selfishness 15 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:04,280 Speaker 2: in sports because this and wait, you just wait till 16 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:08,040 Speaker 2: you hear this NBA story. So we're gonna start with 17 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:10,759 Speaker 2: the NBA and then go to the NFL. They're both similar. 18 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:12,520 Speaker 2: And let me see if you could pick up the vibe. 19 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 2: So you guys know that I was a Kyle Kuzma 20 00:01:15,319 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 2: faan when he was with the Lakers. I liked him 21 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:20,520 Speaker 2: a lot. He was a perfect like three or four 22 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 2: I think on the bubble title team. He was probably 23 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 2: the three, but sometimes the four they had KCP Dwight 24 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 2: Howard was valuable. But Kyle Kuzma, I liked him, ends up. 25 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:36,320 Speaker 2: He's not long for the Lakers, and he ends up 26 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:41,399 Speaker 2: in Washington. And in Washington, of course his numbers go 27 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:44,679 Speaker 2: up because they're a disaster going nowhere fast, and he's 28 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:49,640 Speaker 2: getting buckets. So this year, Kyle kuzl who is twenty eight, 29 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 2: is averaging a career high in points per game twenty 30 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 2: one point eight and shots per game eighteen point eight 31 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 2: his three point percentage down tick. He is undeniably the 32 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 2: number one off option on the team that is currently 33 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:08,960 Speaker 2: has nine victories this season. The Wizards are one of 34 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:10,960 Speaker 2: the three or four worst teams in the league, right 35 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 2: there with Detroit, right there with the San Antonio Spurs. 36 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:18,080 Speaker 2: They are a very bad team. They are going nowhere fast. 37 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 2: There's not a lot to like about the Washington Wizards. 38 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:25,680 Speaker 2: But for some reason, Kyle Kusma's happened the time of 39 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 2: his life because according to the Athletic, the Dallas Mavericks 40 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:34,960 Speaker 2: leading up to the deadline, inquired with the Wizards about 41 00:02:35,040 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 2: Kyle Kuzma Wizards. According to The Athletic, the Wizard's decision maker, 42 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:43,960 Speaker 2: Michael Winger, who used to be with the Clippers, in 43 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 2: form Kuzma that the general framework of a trade was 44 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:50,560 Speaker 2: in place to send kuz to the Mavericks, and Kuzma 45 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:54,799 Speaker 2: told him I want to stay with the Wizards. There 46 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:57,680 Speaker 2: was a point in time Dallas, they definitely did want me, 47 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:01,000 Speaker 2: Kuzma said. Winger presented me with what the trade was 48 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:04,360 Speaker 2: and obviously didn't want to trade me and kind of 49 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 2: left the decision up to me a little bit and 50 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 2: asked me what I wanted to do. I told him 51 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:13,960 Speaker 2: I wanted to stay and continue to build something, and 52 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 2: that was the end of it. Winger called the MAVs 53 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:19,840 Speaker 2: and said, no dice. Now, just what the deal was 54 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:26,920 Speaker 2: is not totally clear. We know Dallas ended up assuming 55 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:30,519 Speaker 2: Grant Williams. We don't know what picks would have been offered. 56 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 2: But why would you turn down going to a contender 57 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:37,280 Speaker 2: the MAVs who were in the conference finals two years ago. 58 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 2: I know they sagged a bit last year. Why would 59 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:44,360 Speaker 2: you turn away from a chance to play playoff basketball, 60 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:48,960 Speaker 2: the Wizards will not sent the playoffs again, and playing 61 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 2: with one of the best players in the league Luka 62 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 2: Doncic and one of the more dynamic point guards in 63 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 2: the league in Kyrie Irving. Now, you guys know, I'm 64 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:57,320 Speaker 2: not a huge Kyrie Irving fan, but the chance to 65 00:03:57,360 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 2: play with him as a shooter, which Kusma is although 66 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:02,760 Speaker 2: you know, three point percentage isn't there this year. Go look. 67 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 2: In his final year with the Lakers, he had a 68 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 2: career high thirty six percent from three. Now, he was 69 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 2: coming off the bench largely, he was putting up twelve 70 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 2: points a game. He was not getting the shots that 71 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:14,840 Speaker 2: he is now in Washington, but he was a better shooter, 72 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 2: a more valuable piece to the Lakers than he is 73 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:21,240 Speaker 2: to the Wizards as their number one scoring option. Folks, 74 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 2: just let this sink in. I would rather get up 75 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:28,120 Speaker 2: shots on a losing team. And I'm not just talking 76 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:30,479 Speaker 2: like under five hundred. The Wizards are are train wreck. 77 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:33,719 Speaker 2: I would rather be the alpha on a total dumpster 78 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 2: fire then go to Dallas slide into an easy I 79 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:41,120 Speaker 2: don't know, Maybe I'm the third or fourth option on 80 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 2: a playoff team and maybe content and regardless of what 81 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:48,839 Speaker 2: people will tell you, folks, the Dallas Mavericks are indeed contenders. 82 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 2: I'm sure Rob g will puncture that, and that's fine. Technically, 83 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 2: you know, right now Dallas is like a play in team, 84 00:04:55,360 --> 00:05:00,839 Speaker 2: but just forget about that. They're currently eighth in the West. 85 00:05:00,880 --> 00:05:03,360 Speaker 2: But again, at six and a half back of first, 86 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:06,960 Speaker 2: they're literally one game out of being fifth in the West. 87 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 2: New Orleans is fifth, Phoenix is sixth, Sacramento is seventh, 88 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:14,480 Speaker 2: Dallas eight, Lakers nine. A lot can change, a lot 89 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:19,600 Speaker 2: will change. Okay, this to me is one of the 90 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:22,719 Speaker 2: biggest problems the NBA has right now. There are a 91 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:27,040 Speaker 2: lot of selfish me first guys. Jordan Poole, he's one 92 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 2: of them. He's in Washington. Kyle Kuzma, he's definitely one 93 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 2: of them. I gotta get my stats. I gotta play 94 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:34,720 Speaker 2: for a winner who wants to do that. And this 95 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:38,480 Speaker 2: is one of the issues with largely American basketball players. 96 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 2: And I love the NBA, but I'm gonna be a realist. 97 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 2: A lot of these American basketball players who are being 98 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:48,400 Speaker 2: drafted coming out of g leagal lead overtime in league, 99 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 2: college basketball, whatever. I don't know that they have the 100 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:57,240 Speaker 2: winning mindset that some of these other European players do. Hell, 101 00:05:57,440 --> 00:06:01,080 Speaker 2: how about a Canadian and Andrew Wiggins. Andrew Wiggins was 102 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:05,200 Speaker 2: the number one pick, did largely nothing but pad empty 103 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 2: stats in Minnesota, and he got an opportunity to go 104 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:11,120 Speaker 2: to Golden State Warriors play with the most unselfish basketball 105 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:15,800 Speaker 2: in the league with Curry, Clay Draymond, Steve Kerr. And 106 00:06:15,880 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 2: he fit like a glove. Hey man, no pressure, You're 107 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:20,359 Speaker 2: not at number one here. You don't need to be 108 00:06:21,240 --> 00:06:24,880 Speaker 2: know your role, fit in, play some defense and we're 109 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:27,360 Speaker 2: gonna make win a chip. And what happened. Andrew Wiggins 110 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:31,400 Speaker 2: is an NBA champion. Now you could argue, well, Jay, 111 00:06:31,440 --> 00:06:34,560 Speaker 2: Kyle Kuson already has the ring. What does he need 112 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 2: another one? Come on, guys, what do you want? You 113 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:38,479 Speaker 2: want to average twenty two and be done early. Maybe 114 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:40,640 Speaker 2: Kyle Kuzman wants to travel more this summer because we 115 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:43,480 Speaker 2: know the Wizards aren't in the playoffs. But just this 116 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:46,000 Speaker 2: idea of this mentality that Kyle Kusman is like, now, 117 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:48,120 Speaker 2: I'm good. I don't want to go to Dallas. I've 118 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:50,400 Speaker 2: never been to Dallas. I grew up in the DC area. 119 00:06:50,480 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 2: DC's a great city, fun city. I'm sure Dallas is 120 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:56,240 Speaker 2: fantastic and cosmopolitan, and Kusma could make a lot of 121 00:06:56,279 --> 00:07:00,960 Speaker 2: things happen off the court in Dallas. I just a 122 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 2: little disappointed in the fact that Kyle Kusma doesn't want 123 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:07,960 Speaker 2: to go play for a winner, like build something. What 124 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:10,520 Speaker 2: are you talking about? You could stay there in another 125 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:12,119 Speaker 2: three years. I don't even know if you're gonna swift 126 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:16,480 Speaker 2: to play in kus I like Kusma a lot. They're 127 00:07:16,520 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 2: not going anywhere at all anytime soon. And so this 128 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:22,720 Speaker 2: idea that he would rather pad his stats. And this 129 00:07:22,760 --> 00:07:24,840 Speaker 2: does dovetail into the NFL. I'll get to that in 130 00:07:24,880 --> 00:07:27,680 Speaker 2: a minute because of the stuff that's going on with 131 00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:31,440 Speaker 2: Brandon Ayu. But like, what's wrong with being a role 132 00:07:31,440 --> 00:07:33,760 Speaker 2: player winning a championship? Do you want to win or 133 00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:36,960 Speaker 2: do you want to score? That seems like a fundamental question. 134 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 2: I don't know about you, guys. I want to win. 135 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 2: I want to be part of a winning team. There 136 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:46,560 Speaker 2: probably will come a time where Fox or another network 137 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:48,840 Speaker 2: may come to me and say, hey, Jay, we've seen 138 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:50,720 Speaker 2: you on the show with coward Man. Great job as 139 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:52,280 Speaker 2: a number two. We think you could be a number one. 140 00:07:52,320 --> 00:07:53,360 Speaker 2: Do you want to come to our show and have 141 00:07:53,440 --> 00:07:55,680 Speaker 2: your own show, and at that point I'm gonna have 142 00:07:55,720 --> 00:07:57,560 Speaker 2: to make one of these Kuzman decisions. Now, maybe it 143 00:07:57,600 --> 00:08:00,200 Speaker 2: doesn't happen. And I'm sure Kansas City Chiefs fan who 144 00:08:00,200 --> 00:08:02,640 Speaker 2: are listening to this are like, hah, you wish never, never, 145 00:08:02,680 --> 00:08:06,360 Speaker 2: in a million years, no shot? Who knows. I have 146 00:08:06,440 --> 00:08:10,280 Speaker 2: no clue what the future holds. You don't either, just 147 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:12,800 Speaker 2: this idea that I'm on a winning team would I 148 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:15,320 Speaker 2: go to like, you know, I don't know CBS, NBC, 149 00:08:16,520 --> 00:08:20,560 Speaker 2: NFL network, NBA network, who whatever they're offering. But do 150 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:22,880 Speaker 2: you want to play for a winning team, which is 151 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:24,960 Speaker 2: what we're on, number one show with the network, the 152 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:27,240 Speaker 2: numbers are through the roof in the last thirteen months, 153 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:31,040 Speaker 2: or do you want to be the man and get 154 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:33,760 Speaker 2: your shots up on a losing team? And that's a 155 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:36,920 Speaker 2: just difficult question. Everybody's different, But Rob, I don't know 156 00:08:36,920 --> 00:08:40,319 Speaker 2: about you. For me, I'm disappointed in Kuzma. I mean 157 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:44,680 Speaker 2: that team is honestly, it's disappointing. I like bilaal Kula, 158 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:47,200 Speaker 2: Bobby the Kula Lobby. I think I said that wrong, 159 00:08:47,240 --> 00:08:50,600 Speaker 2: but he was a teammate of Webbin Yama. 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See dkang 196 00:10:55,040 --> 00:10:59,240 Speaker 2: dot com slash football for eligibility and deposit restrictions, Terms 197 00:10:59,280 --> 00:11:03,600 Speaker 2: and response Gaming Resources I don't know, Rob. It disappointing 198 00:11:03,640 --> 00:11:06,559 Speaker 2: for me, for Kuzma, who I've always liked as a player. 199 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:07,960 Speaker 2: I just disappointing stuff. 200 00:11:08,640 --> 00:11:10,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, I understand why you'd be disappointed with the Kyle 201 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:13,480 Speaker 1: Kuzma comments because everything you said is accurate, right, Like, 202 00:11:13,520 --> 00:11:16,400 Speaker 1: I agree with you one thousand percent. I believe I'm 203 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:20,480 Speaker 1: one of those people that thinks that winning a championship 204 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:22,440 Speaker 1: should be first and foremost on your mind at all times. 205 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:25,080 Speaker 1: And if you have the opportunity to go to a 206 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:28,400 Speaker 1: situation that is obviously closer to a title than you 207 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:30,840 Speaker 1: are currently, then you should make that move, even if 208 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:36,480 Speaker 1: that means sacrificing some shots, sacrificing some stats, what have you. However, 209 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:38,720 Speaker 1: I am one of those fools you mentioned there at 210 00:11:38,760 --> 00:11:41,840 Speaker 1: the end of your rant that believes that this was 211 00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:46,280 Speaker 1: a shot at Luka Dancic, because he's not the only 212 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:50,160 Speaker 1: one Kyle Kuzma to kind of say something that was 213 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:54,000 Speaker 1: could be taken as a shot at Luka Doncic's. Now, 214 00:11:54,280 --> 00:11:57,080 Speaker 1: Kuzma was much more veiled, It was much more vague. 215 00:11:57,520 --> 00:11:59,040 Speaker 1: It was just saying, Hey, if I'm not going to 216 00:11:59,040 --> 00:12:00,920 Speaker 1: be in continent for a title, I'd rather stay here 217 00:12:00,960 --> 00:12:03,120 Speaker 1: and get my shots up, get my stats up, and 218 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:05,679 Speaker 1: get my dollars up at some point, versus going to 219 00:12:05,720 --> 00:12:08,679 Speaker 1: a team like Dallas where yeah, we'll be in the playoffs. 220 00:12:08,679 --> 00:12:10,760 Speaker 1: But I don't think anyone or in his opinion, doesn't 221 00:12:10,760 --> 00:12:13,880 Speaker 1: think that they're close to a championship. So you know 222 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:18,160 Speaker 1: that's his opinion. But what Grant Williams said when he 223 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:21,160 Speaker 1: made his Hornet's debut over the weekend after the trade, 224 00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:22,920 Speaker 1: because remember he was the guy who did get traded 225 00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:25,560 Speaker 1: from Dallas. He may have been part of the trade 226 00:12:25,559 --> 00:12:28,199 Speaker 1: that got Kyle Kusma ultimately gets traded and they get 227 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:32,079 Speaker 1: PGA Washington instead. So their first debut on Saturday and 228 00:12:32,120 --> 00:12:35,000 Speaker 1: night after the trade deadline, they asked him, you know 229 00:12:35,240 --> 00:12:37,559 Speaker 1: what he liked about his debut and his new teammates. 230 00:12:37,679 --> 00:12:40,520 Speaker 1: Here's what he said. It's great to go get a 231 00:12:40,559 --> 00:12:42,400 Speaker 1: win for the city and really play for the jersey 232 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:45,880 Speaker 1: across your chest, not the one on your back. I 233 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:47,480 Speaker 1: was fortunate to be part of a team that really 234 00:12:47,480 --> 00:12:50,280 Speaker 1: wanted to win. It was super exciting. Playstyle was fun. 235 00:12:50,679 --> 00:12:54,040 Speaker 1: Everybody touched the ball. We trusted one another. Then he 236 00:12:54,040 --> 00:12:57,280 Speaker 1: goes on and on and on. That to me sounds 237 00:12:57,280 --> 00:13:00,640 Speaker 1: like a direct shot at Luka Doncic because Uka, for 238 00:13:00,720 --> 00:13:02,600 Speaker 1: all of his gifts and his talent, and I enjoy 239 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:04,760 Speaker 1: washing him play too. He might be the next guy 240 00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:06,040 Speaker 1: to make the future Laker list. 241 00:13:06,720 --> 00:13:07,000 Speaker 2: Hah. 242 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:12,280 Speaker 1: He is. Also he is also the lead leader by 243 00:13:12,320 --> 00:13:14,760 Speaker 1: a wide margin in usage rate. Is usuge rate this 244 00:13:14,800 --> 00:13:17,400 Speaker 1: season entering this podcast is thirty five point seven. That's 245 00:13:17,440 --> 00:13:20,160 Speaker 1: two point seven points higher than Yannis. Just to put 246 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:22,880 Speaker 1: in a perspective, the gap between Luca and Jannis Giannis 247 00:13:22,880 --> 00:13:25,640 Speaker 1: is number two is the same gap as Yannis and 248 00:13:25,679 --> 00:13:28,400 Speaker 1: Devin Booker, who is eleventh. So there between one and 249 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:30,800 Speaker 1: two and two and eleven is the same gap. And 250 00:13:31,120 --> 00:13:35,040 Speaker 1: historically pulled this up as you were talking, Luka doncinc 251 00:13:35,160 --> 00:13:39,679 Speaker 1: is responsible already for four of the top twenty three 252 00:13:40,400 --> 00:13:44,199 Speaker 1: usage rate seasons in NBA history, And I'm coming through 253 00:13:44,240 --> 00:13:47,000 Speaker 1: the list and I'm doing it quickly as I'm talking here, 254 00:13:48,040 --> 00:13:52,160 Speaker 1: none of the guys in that top twenty three won 255 00:13:52,240 --> 00:13:57,440 Speaker 1: a championship that season. So you know, yeah, James Harden, NBD, Jannis, 256 00:13:57,480 --> 00:14:00,240 Speaker 1: Kobe Westbrook, I Everson, like all the usual suspects, but 257 00:14:00,360 --> 00:14:03,160 Speaker 1: none of those guys ended up winning a championship in 258 00:14:03,200 --> 00:14:05,320 Speaker 1: the year that they were dominating the ball like that 259 00:14:06,440 --> 00:14:09,319 Speaker 1: to a man, every single one of them, Jordan and 260 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:13,200 Speaker 1: Kobe included, they won when they took a step back, 261 00:14:13,800 --> 00:14:17,120 Speaker 1: when they shared the spotlight with somebody else, when they 262 00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:21,120 Speaker 1: worked within the framework of a system or an offense 263 00:14:21,640 --> 00:14:24,760 Speaker 1: that yes, showcase them, but also showcased the rest of 264 00:14:24,800 --> 00:14:28,160 Speaker 1: their team, and it made them more versatile, and it 265 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:30,840 Speaker 1: made them tougher to stop in the postseason. I am 266 00:14:30,840 --> 00:14:33,080 Speaker 1: one of those people who believes that you cannot win 267 00:14:33,120 --> 00:14:37,200 Speaker 1: a championship playing the Luca Doncic style of basketball. Really, 268 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:42,880 Speaker 1: Luca is helio centric. Again, he's a fantastic talent. But 269 00:14:43,240 --> 00:14:46,640 Speaker 1: Kobe Bryant Tracy McGrady both said in the playoffs during 270 00:14:46,640 --> 00:14:49,440 Speaker 1: the James Harden era, when James Harden was doing all 271 00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:52,520 Speaker 1: of this similar stuff, thirty five points a night, you know, 272 00:14:52,640 --> 00:14:56,040 Speaker 1: leaving the league and assists, getting sixty point triple doubles 273 00:14:56,080 --> 00:14:59,480 Speaker 1: every other month, like he was on another planet in Houston. 274 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:03,080 Speaker 1: But they said during a feature on ESPN's NBA Today 275 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:06,400 Speaker 1: that that's great for the regular season. That's great if 276 00:15:06,440 --> 00:15:08,320 Speaker 1: you want to win a lot of games during the 277 00:15:08,360 --> 00:15:10,920 Speaker 1: dog days of the season and you need to get 278 00:15:11,400 --> 00:15:13,760 Speaker 1: a nice you know, home court advantage, or you need 279 00:15:13,840 --> 00:15:15,480 Speaker 1: to get a certain spot in the playoff race. And 280 00:15:15,480 --> 00:15:17,960 Speaker 1: I understand that, but when you get to the playoffs 281 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:22,320 Speaker 1: and everybody's game planning for you, you cannot win. When 282 00:15:22,480 --> 00:15:25,840 Speaker 1: everything is focused on one guy. You might win a series, 283 00:15:26,120 --> 00:15:28,000 Speaker 1: but you're not gonna win a championship because the teams 284 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:29,520 Speaker 1: at the top, the teams that you really got to 285 00:15:29,560 --> 00:15:34,120 Speaker 1: compete against, in this case, Denver, the Clippers, Phoenix, whoever. 286 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:37,760 Speaker 1: You're not gonna get by those teams. When everything is 287 00:15:38,080 --> 00:15:40,960 Speaker 1: Luca pick and roll, Luca, pick and roll, Luca pick 288 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:41,160 Speaker 1: and roll. 289 00:15:41,160 --> 00:15:43,440 Speaker 2: Wait a minute, wait, how is this? Honestly, how is 290 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:48,080 Speaker 2: he that different from NICOLEA. Jokicic. Now, I'm not talking 291 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:51,880 Speaker 2: about the teammates, just Jokic and Luca. What is very 292 00:15:51,920 --> 00:15:54,560 Speaker 2: different about their games? They're both European, they both are 293 00:15:54,560 --> 00:15:58,240 Speaker 2: great passers, They're both tremendous scorers. What's the difference. 294 00:15:59,400 --> 00:16:02,280 Speaker 1: Well, for one, Jokic doesn't dominate the ball like that. 295 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:09,040 Speaker 1: Jokic's usage rate is behind Jaren Jackson Junior. 296 00:16:10,120 --> 00:16:12,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, well, it's it's good to have Jamal, Marie and 297 00:16:12,760 --> 00:16:13,560 Speaker 2: Eric exactly. 298 00:16:13,720 --> 00:16:17,760 Speaker 1: But they play a style that allows everybody to function 299 00:16:17,880 --> 00:16:20,920 Speaker 1: and have a role within that system. Obviously, your best 300 00:16:20,920 --> 00:16:22,880 Speaker 1: player is gonna get the most featured, the most, and 301 00:16:22,920 --> 00:16:27,760 Speaker 1: that's totally understandable. The problem, though, is when everything you 302 00:16:27,880 --> 00:16:31,040 Speaker 1: do it relies just on one guy and his ability 303 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:34,000 Speaker 1: to either create for himself or for others. You're not 304 00:16:34,040 --> 00:16:37,240 Speaker 1: gonna win a championship like that. And so I could 305 00:16:37,320 --> 00:16:42,240 Speaker 1: understand why Grant Williams would. I mean, his is kind 306 00:16:42,240 --> 00:16:44,840 Speaker 1: of different because he'd rather be in Charlotte, the worst 307 00:16:44,840 --> 00:16:46,960 Speaker 1: team in basketball, than with them, and you know, getting 308 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:48,640 Speaker 1: his shots up because he hasn't want anything, because I 309 00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:52,240 Speaker 1: don't understand why he would want that. But I would 310 00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:56,680 Speaker 1: understand why some guys like Kyle Kuzma would say, look, 311 00:16:56,720 --> 00:16:59,440 Speaker 1: I already have my ring. If I'm going to be 312 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:01,920 Speaker 1: playing for a team and not have a chance to 313 00:17:01,920 --> 00:17:04,360 Speaker 1: win a championship, which they don't think Lucas Champson Championship, 314 00:17:04,480 --> 00:17:07,040 Speaker 1: then let me at least get mine as well. Let 315 00:17:07,080 --> 00:17:09,960 Speaker 1: me cook, Let me cook, and and Luka Doncic is 316 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:13,919 Speaker 1: one of those guys who likes to cook, likes the prep, 317 00:17:14,080 --> 00:17:16,920 Speaker 1: likes to buy the meals. He does everything in Dallas, 318 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:19,320 Speaker 1: and again it's it's a marvel to watch. But I 319 00:17:19,320 --> 00:17:21,080 Speaker 1: don't think you can win at the highest level doing that. 320 00:17:21,840 --> 00:17:25,719 Speaker 2: I mean, listen, Jokic never won in the postseason until 321 00:17:25,760 --> 00:17:28,280 Speaker 2: everybody was healthy, and then last year they steam rolled through. 322 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:32,840 Speaker 2: Luca carried a Maps team with Brunson to the conference finals, 323 00:17:32,880 --> 00:17:35,080 Speaker 2: though they didn't make it last year. It's difficult to 324 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:37,760 Speaker 2: build around him. And you could argue that Mark Cuban 325 00:17:37,840 --> 00:17:40,160 Speaker 2: is doing a horrific job. And that's why I'm sure 326 00:17:40,160 --> 00:17:42,560 Speaker 2: some of you were like future Laker, Mark Cuban has 327 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:46,120 Speaker 2: done a terrible job building around Luka Doncich giving away 328 00:17:46,200 --> 00:17:49,840 Speaker 2: draft picks, butchering giving her first round picks, butchering Jalen 329 00:17:49,880 --> 00:17:53,840 Speaker 2: Brunson badly. And this Kyrie Irving thing was like a 330 00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:58,320 Speaker 2: hail Mary because they needed something. And listen, I root 331 00:17:58,400 --> 00:18:01,760 Speaker 2: for Luca. He does follow me on social like Steph 332 00:18:01,840 --> 00:18:04,000 Speaker 2: Curry does, but I still root for Luka Donca. She's 333 00:18:04,040 --> 00:18:07,000 Speaker 2: my guy. I think he's tremendous and I just I'm 334 00:18:07,119 --> 00:18:08,960 Speaker 2: stunned that you would not want to play for him. Now, 335 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:11,520 Speaker 2: Grant Williams saying that is a little weird, and we're 336 00:18:11,520 --> 00:18:13,720 Speaker 2: all assuming that's a shot at Luca. How do we 337 00:18:13,720 --> 00:18:17,760 Speaker 2: know it's not a shot at Kyrie irving again. Grant Williams, 338 00:18:17,880 --> 00:18:20,200 Speaker 2: who I like that move, and he was thriving early 339 00:18:20,240 --> 00:18:23,960 Speaker 2: and then didn't thrive as much. But he's not backing 340 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:26,760 Speaker 2: anybody down. He's he's a role player, and there's not 341 00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:27,639 Speaker 2: anything wrong with that. 342 00:18:27,760 --> 00:18:27,920 Speaker 1: Rob. 343 00:18:27,960 --> 00:18:31,159 Speaker 2: Maybe the issue here is Kuzma and Great Williams think 344 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:32,879 Speaker 2: they're more than role players and then they could be 345 00:18:32,920 --> 00:18:34,960 Speaker 2: like a number one or two or even a three 346 00:18:35,040 --> 00:18:37,439 Speaker 2: on like a title winning team. I don't know, to me, 347 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:40,520 Speaker 2: that is that's just the wrong mentality. You gotta kind 348 00:18:40,520 --> 00:18:42,359 Speaker 2: of know your role obviously, you want to improve as 349 00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:44,760 Speaker 2: much as you can and be the best player you 350 00:18:44,760 --> 00:18:46,960 Speaker 2: can be and be well rounded and capable of doing everything. 351 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:50,200 Speaker 2: But it just it feels like unnecessary shots at Luca. 352 00:18:50,440 --> 00:18:54,520 Speaker 2: I wonder is Luca getting the treatment where he's getting 353 00:18:54,560 --> 00:18:57,600 Speaker 2: destroyed by every people just don't like him. Is this 354 00:18:57,680 --> 00:19:00,159 Speaker 2: kind of a Kyle Shanahan thing. The media and the 355 00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:02,959 Speaker 2: stat people have anointed Luca as this guy's coming for 356 00:19:03,080 --> 00:19:06,000 Speaker 2: all of the records, okay, since he was like nineteen 357 00:19:06,040 --> 00:19:09,919 Speaker 2: and tearing up the league and he doesn't have like 358 00:19:09,960 --> 00:19:12,240 Speaker 2: a finals trip and people are kind of bashing him, 359 00:19:12,400 --> 00:19:15,080 Speaker 2: whereas Curry was like an underdog, and everybody loved the 360 00:19:15,119 --> 00:19:17,760 Speaker 2: Curry story, but Lebron. Remember Lebron when he lost that 361 00:19:17,800 --> 00:19:21,159 Speaker 2: finals to the MAVs. I mean, people are still bringing 362 00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:24,159 Speaker 2: that up, rob like they just people just don't like 363 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:26,399 Speaker 2: Lebron because he's coming for Jordan. I don't know. Do 364 00:19:26,440 --> 00:19:28,440 Speaker 2: you feel like there's excessive Luca hate. 365 00:19:29,160 --> 00:19:30,600 Speaker 1: A little bit? I mean some of it he brings 366 00:19:30,600 --> 00:19:34,200 Speaker 1: on himself, you know, take away the on the court action, 367 00:19:34,280 --> 00:19:36,320 Speaker 1: because again, I love watching him play. I just have 368 00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:37,639 Speaker 1: a difference of a paint where that he can win 369 00:19:37,680 --> 00:19:39,800 Speaker 1: a championship. As far as his talent, I can absolutely 370 00:19:39,840 --> 00:19:44,399 Speaker 1: appreciate that, and he is a marvel to watch. The 371 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:46,320 Speaker 1: one thing he does that I know annoys people is 372 00:19:46,320 --> 00:19:48,600 Speaker 1: he's very whiny. He likes to complain a lot. 373 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:49,960 Speaker 2: He's almost always. 374 00:19:49,680 --> 00:19:53,240 Speaker 1: Near at the top of the league and technical fouls. Yeah, 375 00:19:52,840 --> 00:19:57,360 Speaker 1: but I think what you said is accurate because sports 376 00:19:57,400 --> 00:20:00,760 Speaker 1: fans and you know, even sports media to lesser extent, 377 00:20:02,200 --> 00:20:08,760 Speaker 1: they really have an issue with premature coronations. And Lebron 378 00:20:08,840 --> 00:20:10,679 Speaker 1: James was one of those guys who was coordinated in 379 00:20:10,760 --> 00:20:13,520 Speaker 1: high school and then he double triple down on it 380 00:20:13,520 --> 00:20:16,480 Speaker 1: when he got the chosen one tattoo on his back right, 381 00:20:16,520 --> 00:20:19,480 Speaker 1: and it's like, you can't call yourself the king when 382 00:20:19,480 --> 00:20:23,800 Speaker 1: you've never won anything, right, And that was why as 383 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:25,960 Speaker 1: soon as he made that flip to Miami, it was 384 00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:28,320 Speaker 1: very easy. Why actual even before that, towards the end 385 00:20:28,359 --> 00:20:29,919 Speaker 1: of his time in Cleveland, it was very easy for 386 00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:32,120 Speaker 1: people to pile on him like, look, this is your king, 387 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:34,359 Speaker 1: this is the greatest player in NBA history, and he 388 00:20:34,359 --> 00:20:37,800 Speaker 1: can't get by. The Boston Celtics come on like, this 389 00:20:37,880 --> 00:20:39,760 Speaker 1: is the old KG And imagine if it was KG 390 00:20:39,840 --> 00:20:43,040 Speaker 1: in his prime. Yah ya YadA. And I think something 391 00:20:43,119 --> 00:20:48,320 Speaker 1: like that is slowly happening to Luca because we were 392 00:20:48,400 --> 00:20:51,679 Speaker 1: so impressed by what he did early in his career. 393 00:20:51,800 --> 00:20:56,480 Speaker 1: We loved Clippers. Yeah, that those Clippers series. They raised 394 00:20:56,520 --> 00:20:58,359 Speaker 1: his profile in a way that I don't think people 395 00:20:58,359 --> 00:21:02,000 Speaker 1: were ready for quite yet. And when you do something 396 00:21:02,040 --> 00:21:06,040 Speaker 1: like that so early in your career, you're waiting for them. Well, 397 00:21:06,080 --> 00:21:08,040 Speaker 1: you've done that, You've shown you have it in you. 398 00:21:08,520 --> 00:21:10,160 Speaker 1: Now you've got to take the next step and break through. 399 00:21:10,200 --> 00:21:12,680 Speaker 1: Now you gotta take the next step and either win 400 00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:15,399 Speaker 1: a championship or at least compete for a championship. And 401 00:21:15,560 --> 00:21:18,159 Speaker 1: so far he hasn't come close to that because when 402 00:21:18,160 --> 00:21:19,880 Speaker 1: they got to the Western Finals, I no one says 403 00:21:19,880 --> 00:21:22,520 Speaker 1: they got to the finals, but they got destroyed by 404 00:21:22,520 --> 00:21:24,359 Speaker 1: the Golden State Warriors. Well the Warriors did go on 405 00:21:24,400 --> 00:21:27,080 Speaker 1: to win, yeah, but like it wasn't even competitive in 406 00:21:27,080 --> 00:21:30,000 Speaker 1: that series, Like they just steamrolled them. So that's why 407 00:21:30,040 --> 00:21:32,159 Speaker 1: I think people don't necessarily give him the credit for 408 00:21:32,200 --> 00:21:35,000 Speaker 1: that series as much as they probably should, is because 409 00:21:35,359 --> 00:21:38,119 Speaker 1: they don't feel like he ever really threatened them. And 410 00:21:38,200 --> 00:21:41,880 Speaker 1: yet he's always talked about. He's always mentioned as one 411 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:44,560 Speaker 1: of the three four five best players in the league. 412 00:21:44,640 --> 00:21:46,439 Speaker 1: But the difference is all of the other guys that 413 00:21:46,480 --> 00:21:51,280 Speaker 1: you mentioned, say for Embiid, you know, Jannis Tatum, Jokic, 414 00:21:51,440 --> 00:21:55,359 Speaker 1: like they've been at or near the mountaintop consistently, and 415 00:21:55,440 --> 00:21:56,200 Speaker 1: Luca hasn't. 416 00:21:56,760 --> 00:21:58,400 Speaker 2: I kind of want to look at the mav schedule 417 00:21:58,480 --> 00:22:02,400 Speaker 2: and circle the next Charlotte game and. 418 00:22:01,680 --> 00:22:05,520 Speaker 1: Give me the only one he's gonna give him fifty 419 00:22:06,080 --> 00:22:06,679 Speaker 1: at least. 420 00:22:06,800 --> 00:22:08,720 Speaker 2: I mean, you know he can listen. Great Williams was 421 00:22:08,760 --> 00:22:11,000 Speaker 2: a good defender. I remember though they had to put 422 00:22:11,040 --> 00:22:13,359 Speaker 2: Jimmy Butler, they put him on Jimmy Butler. Remember that 423 00:22:13,400 --> 00:22:15,840 Speaker 2: in the Conference Finals, and he talked all this trash 424 00:22:15,840 --> 00:22:17,920 Speaker 2: and Jimmy Butler just gave it to him every time. Like, 425 00:22:17,960 --> 00:22:19,840 Speaker 2: if you can't stop Jimmy Butler, you're sure as shit 426 00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:22,639 Speaker 2: are not stopping Luka doncic. All right, let's let me 427 00:22:22,840 --> 00:22:27,080 Speaker 2: pivot to selfish Superstars from Kyle Kuzma and again kuz 428 00:22:27,080 --> 00:22:31,080 Speaker 2: I'm a fan. I like Kuzma to Brandon Ayuk, who 429 00:22:31,240 --> 00:22:33,520 Speaker 2: and this is a weird one, folks. Remember Brandon and 430 00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:35,680 Speaker 2: Ayuk kind of blew up this year. I think we 431 00:22:35,680 --> 00:22:39,040 Speaker 2: were earlier than the market on Brandon Ayuk on this podcast. 432 00:22:39,040 --> 00:22:42,560 Speaker 2: We've been talking him up. He's a very talented player. 433 00:22:42,560 --> 00:22:45,000 Speaker 2: He ends up being an All Pro this year. And 434 00:22:45,040 --> 00:22:47,600 Speaker 2: then you look at his history and you know he 435 00:22:47,680 --> 00:22:49,520 Speaker 2: got that Rookie deal. He was a first round pick. 436 00:22:51,240 --> 00:22:53,119 Speaker 2: He's got one year left on the Brookie deal. Salary 437 00:22:53,200 --> 00:22:58,080 Speaker 2: jumps up to fourteen mill this year, and after that 438 00:22:58,119 --> 00:23:01,600 Speaker 2: he's an unrestricted free agent. So Brandon in Ayuk unhappy 439 00:23:01,640 --> 00:23:04,040 Speaker 2: that he caught only a handful of passes in the 440 00:23:04,040 --> 00:23:06,760 Speaker 2: Super Bowl. It's not like he was open all the time. 441 00:23:06,800 --> 00:23:08,719 Speaker 2: By the way, if you want to go look at 442 00:23:08,760 --> 00:23:11,480 Speaker 2: the YouTube version of the game, you can just I 443 00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:14,600 Speaker 2: kind of look at Ayuk and a lot of the 444 00:23:14,600 --> 00:23:16,879 Speaker 2: time he's getting jamm by Sneak the way snead jam 445 00:23:16,960 --> 00:23:19,880 Speaker 2: Tyreek Hill. He just he's a tough, big, long, tough 446 00:23:20,320 --> 00:23:22,320 Speaker 2: cornerback and he just jams I. You didn't have a 447 00:23:22,320 --> 00:23:26,280 Speaker 2: great game. And so Ayuk went on social media and 448 00:23:26,320 --> 00:23:28,680 Speaker 2: made a comment on his Instagram stories, and then Ayuk's 449 00:23:28,760 --> 00:23:32,960 Speaker 2: girlfriend made a negative comment, basically like we're out of here. 450 00:23:33,280 --> 00:23:37,159 Speaker 2: And then Brandan and Ayuk's brother went on Instagram and 451 00:23:37,280 --> 00:23:39,399 Speaker 2: also made a comment, and essentially all of them are 452 00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:41,880 Speaker 2: saying the same thing. Hey man, we had a good run. 453 00:23:42,200 --> 00:23:44,359 Speaker 2: We're done here. We need somebody who can get him 454 00:23:44,359 --> 00:23:47,399 Speaker 2: the ball, and Brandon and Ayuk's brother basically said, ba 455 00:23:47,640 --> 00:23:51,119 Speaker 2: to Vegas. Oh, Vegas doesn't even have a quarterback. But sure, Okay, 456 00:23:51,960 --> 00:23:53,920 Speaker 2: you want to send your brother to Vegas. Now, I'm 457 00:23:53,920 --> 00:23:57,359 Speaker 2: not gonna say that the girlfriend slash wife, that the 458 00:23:57,480 --> 00:24:00,480 Speaker 2: brother that they speak for Brandan and Ayuk, they obviously 459 00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:04,520 Speaker 2: do not that being said. Brandon and a Yuke then 460 00:24:04,720 --> 00:24:10,400 Speaker 2: met the media on Tuesday and was asked by them 461 00:24:10,560 --> 00:24:14,919 Speaker 2: about the rest of his contract. Asked if a Uk 462 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:16,760 Speaker 2: hoped to remain with the forty nine ers. He said, 463 00:24:17,359 --> 00:24:22,800 Speaker 2: if that's the right move, Yeah, Like what asked? What 464 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:27,439 Speaker 2: would make it the right move? Ayuk answered, being a champion? Like, 465 00:24:27,480 --> 00:24:29,720 Speaker 2: what the hell does that even mean? Yeah, I get it, 466 00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:32,639 Speaker 2: you're salty. You didn't win the chip. Everybody in that 467 00:24:32,680 --> 00:24:35,680 Speaker 2: locker room's pissed off. But now you're like, we didn't 468 00:24:35,680 --> 00:24:37,600 Speaker 2: win the title. I'm out, I didn't get the ball. 469 00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:40,640 Speaker 2: Brock Perty doesn't love me. Shanahan doesn't love me. What 470 00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:44,000 Speaker 2: I don't understand. He did call the loss the hardest 471 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:47,679 Speaker 2: he's experienced and got emotional talking about his teammates. But 472 00:24:47,760 --> 00:24:49,520 Speaker 2: he wants a long term deal. So here's how it's 473 00:24:49,520 --> 00:24:51,840 Speaker 2: gonna work out. He's gonna go to the Niners and say, 474 00:24:51,840 --> 00:24:53,720 Speaker 2: I'm not going into the final year without a new deal. 475 00:24:53,920 --> 00:24:56,639 Speaker 2: If I get injured, I get screwed, I'm sorry. I 476 00:24:56,640 --> 00:24:58,560 Speaker 2: want a new deal, and I'm sure the Niners are 477 00:24:58,600 --> 00:25:02,320 Speaker 2: gonna say, hey, we'll talk about a new deal. Our 478 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:04,520 Speaker 2: quarterback is on his rookie deal. He's making like eight 479 00:25:04,600 --> 00:25:07,280 Speaker 2: hundred thousand dollars. We can pay you a little. But 480 00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:09,520 Speaker 2: I can tell you what Shanahan ain't gonna do, and 481 00:25:09,560 --> 00:25:12,520 Speaker 2: that's back up the brings and I don't want to 482 00:25:12,560 --> 00:25:14,680 Speaker 2: hear this. I need to be paid like jamar Cha's 483 00:25:14,760 --> 00:25:18,920 Speaker 2: like Justin Jefferson, like Cooper Cup got a massive deal. 484 00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:21,720 Speaker 2: I want CD LAMB money Like I'm not doing that. 485 00:25:21,720 --> 00:25:24,160 Speaker 2: If I'm the Niners, I'm sorry. I like Ayuk a lot. 486 00:25:24,720 --> 00:25:27,159 Speaker 2: You know what I am doing. I'm picking up the 487 00:25:27,160 --> 00:25:31,640 Speaker 2: phone and calling anybody with a rookie quarterback. Hey, Colts boy, 488 00:25:31,680 --> 00:25:33,359 Speaker 2: Brandon Ayk, you guys can afford him. You got the 489 00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:37,160 Speaker 2: quarterback on the I mean, Richardson was a rookie. Party. 490 00:25:37,200 --> 00:25:40,359 Speaker 2: We gotta pay in a year or two. But you 491 00:25:40,400 --> 00:25:43,240 Speaker 2: wanna you don't give up a first and a fourth 492 00:25:43,280 --> 00:25:46,320 Speaker 2: for Brandon Ayuk. I'm an all pro wide receiver. We 493 00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:50,160 Speaker 2: talk about Justin Jefferson fetching two ones. I'm gonna be real. 494 00:25:50,240 --> 00:25:53,439 Speaker 2: Ayuk is not far behind him. He's behind him, but 495 00:25:53,480 --> 00:25:55,480 Speaker 2: Auk is definitely a top ten receiver in the league. 496 00:25:56,080 --> 00:25:58,239 Speaker 2: And if they can you know, Carolina doesn't ever won 497 00:25:58,280 --> 00:26:00,439 Speaker 2: this year, but if you can get a three this 498 00:26:00,560 --> 00:26:02,000 Speaker 2: year and a one the following year, I don't I 499 00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:05,760 Speaker 2: doubt Carolina's doing that. They Maybe Carolina says, hey, we'll 500 00:26:05,800 --> 00:26:09,280 Speaker 2: give you Brian Burns a four you guys need to 501 00:26:09,320 --> 00:26:11,399 Speaker 2: echo to bolster that pass us which wore down in 502 00:26:11,440 --> 00:26:13,760 Speaker 2: the Super Bowl. You know, maybe you talk Turkey with 503 00:26:13,800 --> 00:26:15,640 Speaker 2: Carolina and you get to pick and Burns. I don't. 504 00:26:15,680 --> 00:26:18,719 Speaker 2: I don't know, but I'm not backing up the brinks 505 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:23,320 Speaker 2: for Brandon Ayuk. I'm sorry. I know it's not apples 506 00:26:23,320 --> 00:26:25,359 Speaker 2: to apples, and Coward hated when I told him this. 507 00:26:25,600 --> 00:26:28,960 Speaker 2: I said, listen, if the Chiefs can lose Tyreek Hill, 508 00:26:29,080 --> 00:26:31,800 Speaker 2: arguably the greatest receiver in the league and went back 509 00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:34,800 Speaker 2: to back Super Bowls, I think the Niners will be 510 00:26:34,840 --> 00:26:37,760 Speaker 2: okay without Brandon Ayuk And yes, brock Perties not Mahomes. 511 00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:40,359 Speaker 2: I get it. Forty nine Ers defense eight the Chiefs, 512 00:26:40,400 --> 00:26:42,720 Speaker 2: I get it. But the point is, I'm I'm just 513 00:26:42,880 --> 00:26:46,359 Speaker 2: not paying a Yuke all of the money. Folks. We 514 00:26:46,400 --> 00:26:50,040 Speaker 2: saw Zay Flowers go in the late first round to 515 00:26:50,080 --> 00:26:53,480 Speaker 2: Baltimore and totally thrive. He was the number one receiver 516 00:26:53,560 --> 00:26:56,240 Speaker 2: on that team, bypassed Bateman, who was a first round pick, 517 00:26:56,240 --> 00:27:00,119 Speaker 2: bypassedd obj. It was like Jay Flowers was incredible. We 518 00:27:00,160 --> 00:27:03,879 Speaker 2: saw Puka Nukua come in fifth round pick totally slagh. 519 00:27:04,160 --> 00:27:07,160 Speaker 2: We saw Tank Dell. I think he was a mid 520 00:27:07,240 --> 00:27:10,879 Speaker 2: round pick comes into Houston as an undersized receiver and 521 00:27:10,920 --> 00:27:14,880 Speaker 2: totally dominate. I'm sorry, guys, I think you can find 522 00:27:14,920 --> 00:27:17,600 Speaker 2: a receiver in the draft. I totally don't like this 523 00:27:17,720 --> 00:27:21,960 Speaker 2: Ayuk vibe. Rob. Maybe I'm overreacting, and maybe it's Listen, 524 00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:24,800 Speaker 2: he's just ticked off and his family's ticked But just 525 00:27:24,840 --> 00:27:27,560 Speaker 2: the idea and the mentality that, like, I gotta get mine, 526 00:27:27,600 --> 00:27:29,120 Speaker 2: I'm not getting the ball, get me out of here, 527 00:27:29,640 --> 00:27:30,879 Speaker 2: I can't stand that. 528 00:27:32,440 --> 00:27:34,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, I understand that. I mean, I understand why you 529 00:27:34,560 --> 00:27:40,560 Speaker 1: can't stand that, because look, I'm I don't believe that 530 00:27:40,600 --> 00:27:43,840 Speaker 1: brand and Ayuk really want out of San Francisco. I 531 00:27:43,840 --> 00:27:45,800 Speaker 1: think this is all just a negotiation employ to make 532 00:27:45,840 --> 00:27:47,880 Speaker 1: sure that he gets the dollars that he thinks he deserves. 533 00:27:49,080 --> 00:27:51,720 Speaker 1: I believe that Colin Cowherd said on Your Guys Show 534 00:27:51,800 --> 00:27:55,040 Speaker 1: yesterday that PFF ranked him as like a top two 535 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:57,119 Speaker 1: or three wide receiver in the league this last season, 536 00:27:57,520 --> 00:27:59,119 Speaker 1: and I'm sure Brandon and Ayuk would like to be 537 00:27:59,160 --> 00:28:01,359 Speaker 1: paid like a top two worth three wide receiver in 538 00:28:01,400 --> 00:28:04,439 Speaker 1: the league. And I'm willing to bet that he has 539 00:28:04,480 --> 00:28:06,720 Speaker 1: told his girlfriend, and I think the guy who said 540 00:28:06,760 --> 00:28:08,720 Speaker 1: this his brother's really just like his longtime friend, and 541 00:28:08,760 --> 00:28:12,040 Speaker 1: he just calls him his brother, and I'm sure that 542 00:28:12,280 --> 00:28:16,000 Speaker 1: he's confided in them, like, look, I want to get paid. 543 00:28:16,160 --> 00:28:17,679 Speaker 1: I want to get what I think i'm worth, and 544 00:28:17,720 --> 00:28:20,680 Speaker 1: I think that I'm worth thirty million dollars a year, 545 00:28:20,760 --> 00:28:22,960 Speaker 1: like Tyreek Hill got right, Because that's Tyreek at the 546 00:28:22,960 --> 00:28:24,840 Speaker 1: top of the mark is at thirty million, and that 547 00:28:25,040 --> 00:28:27,199 Speaker 1: was set what two years ago? So you would think 548 00:28:27,240 --> 00:28:29,760 Speaker 1: that that's now the starting point for the next guy, 549 00:28:29,880 --> 00:28:33,200 Speaker 1: for Justin Jefferson in his new contract or IK or whoever. 550 00:28:34,320 --> 00:28:38,320 Speaker 1: So I believe that what he really wants is to 551 00:28:38,320 --> 00:28:41,600 Speaker 1: get paid, and I don't fault him for that. I 552 00:28:41,680 --> 00:28:43,640 Speaker 1: understand that I want all these guys to get paid. 553 00:28:44,640 --> 00:28:47,120 Speaker 1: The issue that he's going to run into, however. 554 00:28:47,240 --> 00:28:47,480 Speaker 2: Is. 555 00:28:49,760 --> 00:28:54,760 Speaker 1: There is a depth at the wide receiver position that 556 00:28:54,800 --> 00:29:00,280 Speaker 1: we have not seen in my lifetime. Like I saw 557 00:29:00,280 --> 00:29:02,040 Speaker 1: you guys talking on the herd yesterday and you're talking 558 00:29:02,080 --> 00:29:04,120 Speaker 1: about like where does i UKE rank? You say top ten? 559 00:29:04,240 --> 00:29:09,440 Speaker 1: You know PFF hasn't top three. There are legitimately like 560 00:29:09,640 --> 00:29:12,480 Speaker 1: twenty wide receivers that all have claim to be top 561 00:29:12,520 --> 00:29:15,880 Speaker 1: ten in the NFL, right, Like that's why one thing 562 00:29:15,920 --> 00:29:17,360 Speaker 1: I've heard Nick Wright say, like, oh, you say this 563 00:29:17,360 --> 00:29:19,280 Speaker 1: guy's a top ten receiver? Okay, well who was another nine? 564 00:29:19,280 --> 00:29:19,360 Speaker 2: Then? 565 00:29:19,400 --> 00:29:21,640 Speaker 1: Who are you leaving off? Like you know, you say 566 00:29:21,840 --> 00:29:23,440 Speaker 1: you know Mike Evans, and it's like, oh, well, is 567 00:29:23,440 --> 00:29:25,240 Speaker 1: he really a top ten guy? You do the math, like, 568 00:29:25,240 --> 00:29:27,600 Speaker 1: well he's probably number seven. Okay, Well, if he's number seven, 569 00:29:27,600 --> 00:29:30,320 Speaker 1: where's DeVante Adams? And if Devanta has number six, then 570 00:29:30,360 --> 00:29:32,120 Speaker 1: where's Jamar Chase and so on and so far, Like 571 00:29:32,120 --> 00:29:34,280 Speaker 1: you're going all the way down the list, and you're like, man, 572 00:29:34,320 --> 00:29:37,400 Speaker 1: there's a ton of wide receivers out there. And what 573 00:29:37,440 --> 00:29:39,400 Speaker 1: the Kansas City Chiefs have done over the last two 574 00:29:39,440 --> 00:29:43,480 Speaker 1: seasons is proven that there is enough talent and enough 575 00:29:44,320 --> 00:29:48,360 Speaker 1: offensive no how across the league that obviously you'd want 576 00:29:48,360 --> 00:29:51,000 Speaker 1: a weapon like a Brandon I you obviously you'd want 577 00:29:51,040 --> 00:29:54,160 Speaker 1: Tyreek Hill if you can, But there's more than enough 578 00:29:54,160 --> 00:29:57,400 Speaker 1: to go around where you can be highly competitive if 579 00:29:57,440 --> 00:29:59,960 Speaker 1: instead of having a top five receiver, you have a 580 00:30:00,120 --> 00:30:04,240 Speaker 1: top twenty five receiver, and then instead of instead of 581 00:30:04,280 --> 00:30:06,440 Speaker 1: a top ten receiver, you add the number one tight 582 00:30:06,520 --> 00:30:09,080 Speaker 1: end like Travis Kelsey. Like if you have the right 583 00:30:09,160 --> 00:30:12,600 Speaker 1: system and the right quarterback, you can maneuver your way 584 00:30:12,640 --> 00:30:15,640 Speaker 1: however way you want to. But if we were to 585 00:30:15,680 --> 00:30:17,320 Speaker 1: take his words at face value, brand and he says 586 00:30:17,320 --> 00:30:19,040 Speaker 1: he wants to go to a champion, I'm looking at 587 00:30:19,040 --> 00:30:22,800 Speaker 1: the current odds here on the DraftKings for the Super 588 00:30:22,800 --> 00:30:26,120 Speaker 1: Bowl odds, the Niners are number one, so no better 589 00:30:26,200 --> 00:30:27,760 Speaker 1: chance they get an a championship the with the Niners. 590 00:30:27,800 --> 00:30:32,040 Speaker 1: But you got a list Chiefs, Ravens, Bills, Lions, Bengals, Dolphins, Eagles, Packers, Cowboys. 591 00:30:32,200 --> 00:30:34,760 Speaker 1: I don't believe any of those teams would trade meaningful 592 00:30:34,760 --> 00:30:36,760 Speaker 1: assets to for Brandon Ayuk. As good as he is, 593 00:30:37,520 --> 00:30:38,520 Speaker 1: I don't see them doing that. 594 00:30:38,880 --> 00:30:42,440 Speaker 2: Other good round other good rookie receivers. So Puka we 595 00:30:42,520 --> 00:30:45,520 Speaker 2: established like historical stuff. Even if you say, well, it's 596 00:30:45,560 --> 00:30:48,240 Speaker 2: tough to find Puka fine Rashi Rice with the Chiefs 597 00:30:48,720 --> 00:30:51,320 Speaker 2: like he was tremendous as a rookie. He was very 598 00:30:51,480 --> 00:30:53,680 Speaker 2: he was he was the Chief's best receiver this season. 599 00:30:54,440 --> 00:30:58,240 Speaker 2: You know, like Jordan Addison caught ten touchdown passes. He's 600 00:30:58,280 --> 00:30:59,640 Speaker 2: a small receiver and you can say Jay he was 601 00:30:59,640 --> 00:31:02,520 Speaker 2: opposite Justin Jefferson. Yeah, Jefferson mishaps the season and oh, 602 00:31:02,560 --> 00:31:05,120 Speaker 2: by the way, Kirk Cousins missed more than half the season, 603 00:31:05,440 --> 00:31:09,120 Speaker 2: so Jefferson Addison was catching passes from second, third, fourth 604 00:31:09,120 --> 00:31:12,640 Speaker 2: string quarterbacks Jordanatas to put up numbers. I like Brendan 605 00:31:12,640 --> 00:31:15,880 Speaker 2: and I'm just you're barking up the wrong tree. I 606 00:31:15,960 --> 00:31:19,080 Speaker 2: don't think Lynch and Shanahan are gonna pay him big 607 00:31:19,120 --> 00:31:21,840 Speaker 2: bucks if anything. I mean, I think the Niners only 608 00:31:21,920 --> 00:31:24,440 Speaker 2: need a couple tweaks Rob and they're right back here 609 00:31:24,480 --> 00:31:27,600 Speaker 2: next year. I mean, they're obviously the favorite. But in 610 00:31:27,640 --> 00:31:31,360 Speaker 2: the draft, I'm targeting a physical receiver. Who's gonna I'm sorry, 611 00:31:31,360 --> 00:31:34,200 Speaker 2: a physical cornerback. Yes, who's gonna bang with receivers? Right? 612 00:31:34,440 --> 00:31:37,560 Speaker 2: I think you need an elite cornerback. I think who 613 00:31:37,880 --> 00:31:40,960 Speaker 2: whu Funga comes back in the secondary. He's probably one 614 00:31:40,960 --> 00:31:43,880 Speaker 2: of the top safeties in the NFC, And I think, 615 00:31:44,080 --> 00:31:45,880 Speaker 2: you know, maybe you move on from Chase Young, somebody 616 00:31:45,880 --> 00:31:48,440 Speaker 2: wants to pay him whatever. You just add some depth 617 00:31:48,440 --> 00:31:50,280 Speaker 2: on the defensive line and then the offensive line the 618 00:31:50,360 --> 00:31:52,479 Speaker 2: right side of it. So those are like small you know, 619 00:31:52,520 --> 00:31:54,920 Speaker 2: you don't need to go and do the aren't even 620 00:31:54,960 --> 00:32:00,320 Speaker 2: massive work. So basically you're looking at receiver, cornerback offense line, 621 00:32:00,360 --> 00:32:02,600 Speaker 2: defensive line, and I think that's pretty much it. I 622 00:32:02,640 --> 00:32:04,920 Speaker 2: would assume green Law will not start next season. Coming 623 00:32:04,960 --> 00:32:08,160 Speaker 2: off the Achilles in February, he's probably back. I don't know, Halloween, 624 00:32:09,440 --> 00:32:12,080 Speaker 2: but I think this team's gonna be really fine next year. 625 00:32:12,640 --> 00:32:15,520 Speaker 2: And remember they've got cap room and they have draft picks, 626 00:32:15,680 --> 00:32:18,800 Speaker 2: so ultimately, I don't know. I think Brandon Yuke's making 627 00:32:18,840 --> 00:32:21,760 Speaker 2: a massive mistake saying I gonna get my new, yes, 628 00:32:21,920 --> 00:32:25,160 Speaker 2: new contract. I totally get that, But Rob, I did 629 00:32:25,240 --> 00:32:31,320 Speaker 2: just look up the average pay for wide receivers next year. 630 00:32:32,080 --> 00:32:35,640 Speaker 2: This is a little scary, but your boy DeVante Adams 631 00:32:35,640 --> 00:32:40,120 Speaker 2: is number one. Well, no, sorry, that's his overall contract. 632 00:32:40,400 --> 00:32:45,760 Speaker 2: If you look at the average annual salary Tyreek Hills one, 633 00:32:46,440 --> 00:32:50,360 Speaker 2: DeVante Adams is two. Cooper Cup three at twenty six 634 00:32:50,360 --> 00:32:53,360 Speaker 2: to seven. AJ Brown, who's another guy complaining for at 635 00:32:53,360 --> 00:32:56,680 Speaker 2: twenty five mil Stefan Diggs, another guy complaining twenty four mil. 636 00:32:56,960 --> 00:33:01,840 Speaker 2: DK Metcalf twenty four mil, Geez Debo twenty three. He's 637 00:33:01,840 --> 00:33:04,080 Speaker 2: probably gonna want more than Debo. I'm not giving him 638 00:33:04,080 --> 00:33:07,440 Speaker 2: more than Debo. Deebo does running Ayuk is basically just 639 00:33:07,440 --> 00:33:10,600 Speaker 2: a receiver. Scary Terry twenty to seven. DJ Moore is 640 00:33:10,600 --> 00:33:12,479 Speaker 2: even as good as DJ Moore. I mean, DJ Moore 641 00:33:12,520 --> 00:33:15,880 Speaker 2: at a great season. But if you swap DJ Moore 642 00:33:16,520 --> 00:33:19,080 Speaker 2: and Brandon Ayuk, like, I don't know that you see 643 00:33:19,080 --> 00:33:22,760 Speaker 2: a massive difference. Obviously Ayuk is very good, but I 644 00:33:22,800 --> 00:33:26,080 Speaker 2: don't know. Uh, Keenan Allen twenty mil, Amari Cooper twenty mil, 645 00:33:26,600 --> 00:33:29,280 Speaker 2: god Win twenty mil, Mike Evans twenty mil. I mean, 646 00:33:29,320 --> 00:33:30,560 Speaker 2: look at how many receivers there are. 647 00:33:30,640 --> 00:33:34,920 Speaker 1: There's a lot of good receivers. There's a lot. There's 648 00:33:34,960 --> 00:33:36,720 Speaker 1: a lot, and you know what, And you mentioned the 649 00:33:37,480 --> 00:33:39,080 Speaker 1: the Niners and what they got do to build a roster. 650 00:33:39,080 --> 00:33:41,440 Speaker 1: I agree with you. I think everything you mentioned, the 651 00:33:41,520 --> 00:33:44,120 Speaker 1: corner and the offensive line especially I think are the 652 00:33:44,120 --> 00:33:47,200 Speaker 1: biggest things for them. Yeah, but not only do they 653 00:33:47,240 --> 00:33:49,360 Speaker 1: got draft picks. I believe they have some, or they 654 00:33:49,440 --> 00:33:51,840 Speaker 1: can open up cap space with a couple of you know, 655 00:33:52,080 --> 00:33:54,560 Speaker 1: restructure which is not complicated, not hard for them to do, 656 00:33:54,640 --> 00:33:56,680 Speaker 1: kick the can a little bit, but most importantly it 657 00:33:56,760 --> 00:34:00,000 Speaker 1: is something that you've been on basically since I've known you. 658 00:34:00,080 --> 00:34:02,680 Speaker 1: They have a quarterback on a rookie deal. More than that, 659 00:34:02,720 --> 00:34:04,400 Speaker 1: they have a quarterback on a rookie deal who was 660 00:34:04,400 --> 00:34:07,000 Speaker 1: taken in the seventh round. So if there was ever 661 00:34:07,040 --> 00:34:09,320 Speaker 1: a time to push all your chips into the middle, 662 00:34:10,120 --> 00:34:13,839 Speaker 1: now is the time. Because I'm a brock pretty guy. 663 00:34:13,880 --> 00:34:16,160 Speaker 1: I'm a brock pretty truther. I believe that he is 664 00:34:16,200 --> 00:34:19,400 Speaker 1: a very good to great quarterback. I believe he's you know, 665 00:34:19,480 --> 00:34:21,680 Speaker 1: he just had his Joe Burrow season that I've been 666 00:34:21,719 --> 00:34:25,319 Speaker 1: on since October. But I can also admit that in 667 00:34:25,320 --> 00:34:27,120 Speaker 1: a three game stretch when he didn't have all his 668 00:34:27,200 --> 00:34:33,319 Speaker 1: weapons around him, three touchdowns, five interceptions. So maybe as 669 00:34:33,320 --> 00:34:35,960 Speaker 1: good as he is and as good as he's going 670 00:34:36,040 --> 00:34:40,120 Speaker 1: to be, he is not fully formed yet. He is 671 00:34:40,200 --> 00:34:42,680 Speaker 1: not Patrick Mullan was Patrick Mahlmes, But he is not 672 00:34:43,120 --> 00:34:46,640 Speaker 1: Josh Allen yet. He is not the guy where you say, 673 00:34:46,680 --> 00:34:48,239 Speaker 1: I'm going to put it on your right arm and 674 00:34:48,280 --> 00:34:50,480 Speaker 1: you're gonna be there to that we win games. He 675 00:34:50,560 --> 00:34:53,400 Speaker 1: can win games, but on a weekend and week out basis, 676 00:34:53,400 --> 00:34:55,400 Speaker 1: I don't know if he's that guy yet, and he's 677 00:34:55,440 --> 00:34:57,520 Speaker 1: still very young in his development's not even started two 678 00:34:57,520 --> 00:35:02,080 Speaker 1: full seasons yet. Yeah, so right now, get your guys. 679 00:35:02,400 --> 00:35:05,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, I would agree he's definitely not Josh Allen. Obviously, 680 00:35:05,840 --> 00:35:07,920 Speaker 2: so I'm looking at the Niners picks. So they have 681 00:35:08,040 --> 00:35:10,200 Speaker 2: their own first, which is you know, obviously late first. 682 00:35:10,200 --> 00:35:11,919 Speaker 2: They have their own second, They have their own third. 683 00:35:11,920 --> 00:35:14,560 Speaker 2: Then they have a third round compensatory pick, which I 684 00:35:14,600 --> 00:35:17,960 Speaker 2: believe is going to Washington, the Chase Young deal. They 685 00:35:17,960 --> 00:35:20,640 Speaker 2: have their own fourth. They have their fourth, a fourth 686 00:35:20,680 --> 00:35:23,040 Speaker 2: from the Cowboys. So they have two in the fourth. 687 00:35:23,280 --> 00:35:26,000 Speaker 2: They have two comp picks in the fifth, a compick 688 00:35:26,000 --> 00:35:27,920 Speaker 2: in the sixth, their own seventh, and a comp pick 689 00:35:27,920 --> 00:35:30,720 Speaker 2: in the seventh. As of now, the Niners have ten 690 00:35:31,239 --> 00:35:36,120 Speaker 2: draft picks. Okay, Historically they've done well in the draft, 691 00:35:36,840 --> 00:35:39,680 Speaker 2: whether it's offense, defense, a lot of it. I don't 692 00:35:39,719 --> 00:35:43,120 Speaker 2: know how much Shanahan controls versus Lynch, but if you 693 00:35:43,239 --> 00:35:47,719 Speaker 2: just look at last year's draft, guys who have contributed instantly, 694 00:35:49,520 --> 00:35:53,959 Speaker 2: Jake Moody the kicker, he did miss the the extra point, 695 00:35:54,080 --> 00:35:57,120 Speaker 2: and otherwise they didn't. They didn't get a lot of 696 00:35:57,160 --> 00:36:00,400 Speaker 2: contributions from their rookies. Now you go two years ago, 697 00:36:00,480 --> 00:36:03,200 Speaker 2: Drake Jackson, it really hasn't panned out. He was their 698 00:36:03,239 --> 00:36:04,960 Speaker 2: second round pick. Remember they lost the one in the 699 00:36:05,000 --> 00:36:09,479 Speaker 2: tray Trey what's the Trey Lansteele Brock Purty seventh round pick, 700 00:36:09,920 --> 00:36:13,120 Speaker 2: and not a lot of pan out the twenty twenty 701 00:36:13,160 --> 00:36:16,320 Speaker 2: one draft. Aaron Banks is the starting guard, he's okay. 702 00:36:16,480 --> 00:36:19,880 Speaker 2: Trey Sherman kind of hasn't lived up, Leonore is starting, 703 00:36:20,000 --> 00:36:23,560 Speaker 2: and Hufunga was awesome, and Elijah Mitchell was good. So 704 00:36:23,560 --> 00:36:25,279 Speaker 2: the twenty one draft was good when they a lot 705 00:36:25,360 --> 00:36:28,080 Speaker 2: of picks. You go back to twenty twenty and that 706 00:36:28,160 --> 00:36:31,640 Speaker 2: was kin Law, Ayuk mckivitz who's starting on the offensive line, 707 00:36:31,640 --> 00:36:35,120 Speaker 2: and Juwan Jennings So last two years not great. The 708 00:36:35,200 --> 00:36:37,440 Speaker 2: years prior to that they had to man so. And 709 00:36:37,480 --> 00:36:42,640 Speaker 2: then of course in twenty nineteen was Bosa Deebo, the 710 00:36:42,719 --> 00:36:46,840 Speaker 2: punter who's very good, green Law. I mean, they just 711 00:36:46,920 --> 00:36:49,680 Speaker 2: hitting home runs left and right. I think they've missed McGlinchey, 712 00:36:49,680 --> 00:36:51,600 Speaker 2: who they lost. Remember they didn't sign him, he went 713 00:36:51,640 --> 00:36:52,200 Speaker 2: to Denver. 714 00:36:52,320 --> 00:36:54,360 Speaker 1: So well, they've hit home runs late in the draft. 715 00:36:54,600 --> 00:36:56,560 Speaker 1: You know he didn't. The biggest thing to me is 716 00:36:56,560 --> 00:36:58,279 Speaker 1: they hit home runs late in the draft, like Brock Party. 717 00:36:58,320 --> 00:37:01,479 Speaker 1: Everyone knows but Kittle, Green La, Hufanga, we're all taken 718 00:37:01,560 --> 00:37:02,160 Speaker 1: the fifth round. 719 00:37:03,160 --> 00:37:06,239 Speaker 2: That's yeah. I see Kittle twenty seventeen fifth round pick. 720 00:37:07,000 --> 00:37:10,279 Speaker 1: So if you're hitting on those picks you can afford to, 721 00:37:10,520 --> 00:37:12,439 Speaker 1: you know, the trey lance of the Bacle. But other 722 00:37:12,480 --> 00:37:16,120 Speaker 1: than that, like, they have a loaded roster and they're 723 00:37:16,160 --> 00:37:17,840 Speaker 1: gonna keep having a load of roster no matter what 724 00:37:17,880 --> 00:37:19,080 Speaker 1: happens with Brandon Ayuk. 725 00:37:19,520 --> 00:37:21,520 Speaker 2: All right, that's all for today. Back tomorrow, talk to you.